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Saturday, 30 April 2016

30th April

A glorious day but evidence of the recent hard weather was still
visible on the distant Pennines looming above Pen Hill.

On the river I added a pair of Common Sandpiper to my year
list...

And by the railway crossing I had my first Whitethroat of
the year (it is one honestly!)

The muck heaps are no more but the fields here turned up
another couple of Wheatear, two Yellow Wagtails and a handful of Skylarks. One
of the latter unusually stayed still long enough to be briefly photographed…

As I crossed back over the railway I saw two Rabbits chasing
a Stoat along the line. It ran almost to my feet before veering off into the
brambles.

On Thursday there were at least seven Wheatears in a single ridge-and-furrow
field down Green Hills lane (a record count for the parish). These birds were interspersed
amongst 26 tardy Fieldfares. I wonder if the thrushes will make it into May?

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" Men that undertake only one district are much more likely to advance natural knowledge than those that grasp at more than they can possibly be acquainted with ; every kingdom, every province, should have its own monographer."Gilbert White — The Natural History of Selborne.This blog covers the birds and other wildlife in the parish of Ainderby Steeple, North Yorkshire.